Mastan Babu's body to reach Chennai tomorrow night

Hyderabad, April 18: The body of ace Indian mountaineer Malli Mastan Babu, who died while scaling a mountain between Argentina and Chile, will reach Chennai by Monday, officials said on Saturday. Andhra Pradesh Minister for NRI Affairs Palle Raghunath Reddy said the body would be flown in from Argentina to Chennai. "The body will reach Chennai on Sunday night or on Monday," he said. From Chennai, the body will be taken by road to his village Gandhi Janasangram in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. The 40-year-old Mastan Babu went missing on March 24 while trying to scale solo a mountain Cerro Tres Cruces Sur. He was found dead on April 3. Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said the mortal remains were brought to Buenos Aires for autopsy. After embalming and completion of other formalities, it will be flown to India.